Background This recipe is classic soup by mixing fruits together with river prawns. The red color from fat in head part of prawns makes colorful clear soup. We get sour taste from mangoes instead of adding lime juice. This is similar to Tom Yam of central part of Thailand.   Nutrition facts River prawns highly contains protein and fat. The main ingredient is variety of herbs for example shallots, lemongrass and fresh chilies and refreshed by the aroma of herbs. Furthermore, this recipe is popular eating in summer as you get a lot of sweat from it.   Ingredients 1 kg river prawns, deveined 100 grams rawgreen mango, shredded 30 gramsshallot, thinly sliced 10 grams garlic, crushed 5 grams bird’s eye chili, crushed Salt, fish sauce and lime juice 2 cups water

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  Background “Mhok” means wrapped by banana leaf and steamed in order to keep all nutrients. The ingredients can be widely found so Mhok Catfish is easy to cook.   Nutrition Facts Grilled catfish is high in protein and low fat. Dill can stop growing up of bacteria and helps lower cholesterol and gastro-esophageal reflux disease. It can also heal the sleepless symptom and its high calcium can help maintain bone and teeth healthy.   Ingredients 600 grams Catfish cut into pieces 5 bird’s eye chilies 2 tablespoons lemongrass, chopped 2 tablespoonsFish sauce ½ cup Hairy basil ½ cupspring onion, chopped ½ cup dill, chopped 2 tablespoons Fermented fish sauce 2 tablespoons Burned sticky rice powder

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Background Hot yellow Seer fish curry is made from fresh turmeric, chili paste and Seer fish, and tastes spicy, salty, sour and a bit of sweet. The dish is a household southern food, and available nearly everywhere.   Nutrition facts The dish contains vitamin C and Bioflavonoids. Having the dish prevents a constipation, relives a cold and reduces a risk of cancer.   Ingredients ½ cup chili paste 1 cup pickled bamboo shoots 300 grams Seer fish, cut into four pieces 100 grams pineapple, sliced 2 tbsp. fish sauce 2 tbsp. tamarind juice   Chili paste ingredients: 20 chilies, 1 inch long turmeric, 7 garlic cloves, 1 tbsp. shrimp paste and 1 tsp. salty. Put all of ingredients in a mortar and keep pounding until everything is well-blended.    

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